Terrorist attacks in London
 

Starting at just after 8AM London time, there were a series of 4 explosions on the London mass transit system. 3 in the Underground (one possibly involving as many as 3 trains at once), and one on a double decker bus. The confirmed casualty total stands at 33, not including the bus where there were casualites, but no confirmed number.

Scotland Yard says that had no prior warning at all and that there has been no claim of responsibility, though an Al Quaida linked cell has apparantly claimed responsibility on a website.

I'm going to have to ponder my written response. The things I'm currently thinking aren't things I'm ready to admit to thinking.

I suspect it was the French. They are so pissed about the Olympics going to a country that doesn't even know how to cook.

I'm thinking that it might have been a good idea to focus a little more attention on finding Bin Laden over the past 3 years (That assumes of course, that he is responsible for this).

My heart goes out the citizens of London. This is absolutely horrible news.

What?!? He obviously knows nothing about courage or leadership.

The appropriate response, provided you wish to be remembered for your resolute bravery, is to have your yellow ass zig-zag the country in a jet. Do not fly straight into the teeth of the disaster area. Silly Brit.

I agree MBC. I think we should have taken him when the Sudan offered him up.

I would offer that the public has no way of knowing what effort is being put forth into Bin Laden. There might not be any. There might be 500 special forces traversing the mountains of Pakistan. Any info passed along to the public of our efforts would get to Bin Laden himself and certainly assist him in evading us and put those trying at greater risk.

This is not to say his hasn't been successful in evading us already, but you know what I mean.

As a personal policy, I make no comments on politics whatsoever. I send my thoughts and prayers to the victims of this senseless tragedy and their families.

- GW Bush, March 13th, 2002

Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. April 6th 2002

Bill Clinton, February, 2002.

Well, except that there is no evidence that this ever occurred.

According to the 9/11 Commission report's statement: "[F]ormer Sudanese officials claim that Sudan offered to expel Bin Ladin to the United States." But the report immediately continued: "Clinton administration officials deny ever receiving such an offer. We have not found any reliable evidence to support the Sudanese claim."